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| Item Number: |
8LMH5 |
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| Category: |
Egyptian |
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| Period: |
New Kingdom |
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| Date: |
c. 18th-19th Dynasty, 1550-1070 B.C. |
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| Material: |
Alabaster |
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| Height: |
3 7/8" (9.8cm) |
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| Display Stand: |
Not Applicable |
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| Price: |
$2,800 |
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| Discounted!: |
$ 2375 (USD) |
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| Status: |
Available |
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| Description: |
Oval-shaped body, smooth polished thick alabaster, with loop handles on either side from the narrow neck to shoulder, and a flaring mouth. Probably used for the pilgrims to carry water or sacred oil from the temples.
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| Provenance: |
Ex. French Art Market
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| Condition: |
Chipped rim in antiquity, otherwise intact.
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| Keywords: |
Alabaster: The terms Alabaster or Egyptian Alabaster, have often been used by Egyptologists to refer to a type of white or translucent stone used in Egyptian statuary and architecture, which is a form of limestone (calcium carbonate) more accurately described as travertine. From the Early Dynastic period onwards travertine was increasingly used for the production of funerary vessels.
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